Stabilization of refraction and timing of spectacle prescription following manual small-incision cataract surgery.

Purpose: To determine the stabilization of refraction at 2 weeks following MSICS by comparing the difference in spherical, cylindrical component and also spherical equivalent of refraction of 2 weeks follow-up with that of 6 weeks following surgery.

Methods: The difference of spherical, cylindrical component and also spherical equivalent of refraction at 2 weeks and 6 weeks follow-up of 194 eyes that underwent uncomplicated MSICS with implantation of PMMA IOL conducted by a single experienced surgeon were compared to find out the amount of change and its significance was statistically tested by Wilcoxon-Signed Rank Test.

Results: The difference in spherical power (0.

Postoperative astigmatic considerations in manual small-incision cataract surgery - A review.

Cataract remains a major cause of visual impairment worldwide including in India. The sutureless manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS) as an alternative to phacoemulsification, gives equivalent visual results at lower expenses. Still the procedure is often discredited for higher astigmatism due to the larger size of the incision.

Effectiveness of a modified therapeutic protocol for the management of vernal keratoconjunctivitis based on Bonini's graded clinical severity.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of a modified therapeutic protocol used for vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) based on severity as per Bonini grading system.

Methods: This was a prospective observational clinical study conducted with 123 eyes of 63 patients. A meticulous clinical examination was performed, and data was documented in all the cases.

Toxic non-inflammatory fungal keratitis.

Purpose: To report a new entity called "toxic non-inflammatory fungal keratitis."

Methods: Eyes manifesting infective keratitis with a history of prior administration of topical steroids were included in the study. The details pertaining to the type of injury, duration of injury, and primary treatment for corneal trauma were meticulously documented.

Resident Performed Sutureless Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS): Outcomes.

Purpose: To show the surgical and visual outcomes of a resident-performed manual small incision cataract surgery.

Study Type: Retrospective observational case series.

Study Setting: Ruby Eye Hospital.

Phacoemulsification vs manual small incision cataract surgery in eyes affected by pseudo exfoliation syndrome with grade II and III cataracts.

Purpose: To compare the postoperative alteration of central corneal thickness (CCT) and visual outcomes between phacoemulsification (group A) and manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) (group B) in grade II and III nuclear cataracts (NS II and III) with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF).

Methods: It is a double masked prospective randomised interventional study. A total of 60 eyes of 60 patients were assigned randomly to either the phacoemulsification (group A) or MSICS (group B) groups.

Safety and Efficacy of a New Posterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens in Cases of High Myopia: Early Results.

Purpose: To demonstrate the visual outcomes of a foldable, hydroxy ethyl-methacrylate, single-piece, posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (pIOL).

Study Type: Retrospective study.

Materials And Methods: Patients presenting with moderate to high myopia who underwent surgical correction with a posterior chamber phakic IOL (refractive intraocular lens, phakic intraocular lens, Appasamy Associates, Chennai, India) were retrospectively reviewed.

Novel technique of fixing intracorneal rings segments after migration.

A 38-year-old patient with a history of non-progressive keratoconus in the left eye presented to us with an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/400, which improved to 20/60 with pinhole. We planned for intracorneal rings segment in the left eye. Postoperatively uncorrected visual acuity improved to 20/30.

Trichoblastoma of lid: a masquerading tumour.

A 62-year-old woman came to our hospital with complaints of painless gradual increase in dark coloured mass along inner canthus of the right eye. The surface of the mass was rough with a well-defined margin. No other systemic abnormality was detected.

Persistently poor vision in dim illumination after implantation of XtraFocus small-aperture IOL (Morcher).

A 21-year-old patient presents to us with complaints of blurred vision and photophobia in the left eye, with an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/100 improving to 20/30 with pinhole and diagnostic rigid gas permeable lens trial. He had a history of trauma with subsequent cataract extraction, with residual irregular astigmatism and traumatic mydriasis. XtraFocus Pinhole intraocular lens (Morcher) was implanted in the left eye.

Refractive outcomes of implantation of an implantable phakic copolymer lens with peripheral holes in the intraocular posterior chamber in moderate to high myopia patients: a single-surgeon series.

Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of implanting implantable phakic copolymer lenses (IPCLs) with peripheral optic holes in the intraocular posterior chamber in Indian patients with moderate to high myopia.

Methods: Seventy-five eyes of 50 patients who underwent IPCL implantation were retrospectively analyzed. Preoperative parameters, such as subjective refraction, anterior chamber depth (measured using a pentacam), and white-to-white diameter were measured.

Unusual case of ruptured posterior lenticonus.

A 14-year-old boy presented with a report of sudden-onset loss of vision in the right eye for the previous 10 days. The patient was diagnosed with a total cataract and ruptured posterior lenticonus. Lenticular aspiration was performed with an irrigation/aspiration probe.

An unusual case of corneal lipoma.

A 24-year-old male presented with a painless yellowish lesion on the nasal part of his cornea that extended to the paracentral area. Without a confirmed clinical diagnosis, the patient was advised surgical removal of the lesion. The lesion showed a smooth, elevated anterior surface without any signs of inflammation.

To show the efficacy of compressive sutures alone in the management of acute hydrops in a keratoconus patient.

A 17-year-old boy presented with sudden loss of vision in the left eye (OS) for 3 days. He was diagnosed with acute hydrops following keratoconic progression in OS. The patient was initially started on topical medical therapy, including steroids and hypertonic eye drops; showing no signs of resolution.

Purtscher's-like retinopathy in acute alcoholic pancreatitis.

A 28-year-old man presented with a sudden onset of visual loss in both eyes (OU). He had a known history of acute pancreatitis and hepatitis following alcohol abuse. Examination of the anterior segment of the eye revealed non-sustained pupillary light reaction.

AN ATYPICAL CASE OF SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA AFTER LIMBAL CORNEAL LACERATION.

Background/purpose: To report a case of atypical sympathetic ophthalmia after limbal corneal laceration.

Methods And Results: An 11-year-old child had a successful left eye corneal laceration repair at the temporal limbus with excision of exposed nonnecrotic iris tissue, resulting in good visual acuity of 20/80 and 20/25 on postoperative Days 1 and 7, respectively. The patient was prescribed 1 mg/kg oral prednisolone in a tapering dose as prophylaxis.